Hood and reflector construction



July 10, 1934. P. D. PHILLIPS I HOOD AND REFLECTOR CONSTRUCTION FiledJan. 26, 1933 Patented July 10, 1934 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE HOODAND REFLECTOR CONSTRUCTION Application January 26, 1933, Serial No.653,653

16 Claims.

My invention relates to a hood and reflector construction.

An object of my invention is to provide an electrio-light socketwater-proof and otherwise proof against the weather elements.

Another object of my invention is to provide an electric-light-sockethood adapted to receive a socket and a reflector, said socket andreflector p being connected to the hood independently, and beingindependently, conveniently, and readily removed or attached to thehood.

A further object of my invention is to provide an electric-light-sockethood with a socket and a p reflector attached thereto, having a meansfor readily loosening the reflector for adjustment, said adjustmentbeing made entirely independent of the light socket.

A still further object of my invention is to pro- 7 videelectric-light-socket constructions adapting small and large sockets toa standard size hood.

Providing a construction for making readily accessible the mountingscrews of large sockets is still another object of my invention.

Other objects will be evident from the following description andappended claims:

Figure 1 is a cross-sectional View of my invention assembled;

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of my invention shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 isanother form of my invention;

Fig. 4 is a bottom view of my invention shown I a larger socketrepresented by Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6,

in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a top view of my invention shown in Fig. 3; and

Fig. 6 is' a broken sectional view taken on the:

side of the hood, and a drilled projection 8 at the top of the hood isprovided for a suspension cord (not shown) to give necessary addedsupport in installations where the conduit (not shown) entering the hoodthrough the opening 7 is insuflicient.

Inside the skirt 2, riveted at 9 and spaced from' the inside of theskirt by'an embossment 10 extending inwardly from the hood and being apart of it, is a band clamp 11 extending slightly more than half-wayaround the inner circumference of the skirt and having three embossments12 extending outwardly therefrom to act as supporting ledges for thereduced neck 13 of the reflector 3. 6G

The band clamp 11, while rigidly supported to the hood and kept inassembly with respect thereto by the rivet 9, is further supported withrespect to the hood by the screws 14 which extend through an oversizeopening 15 in the skirt 2, and screw into a threaded opening in the bandclamp 11.

This construction provides a means for quickly attaching to ordetaching, the reflector 3 from V the hood 1 by loosening or tighteningthe screws and then slipping the reflector on or off over theembossments 12.

It is evident from the construction shown that the socket 6 can beunscrewed and removed from the hood 1 and that the reverse operation canbe performed without removing or even touching the reflector 3.Likewise, the reflector is independently attached to the hood and can beremoved, assembled, or adjusted without touching the socket unit 6. so

In Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6 is depicted a large and different type of socket6a adapted to be usedin combination with the hood and reflector shown inFig. 1.- The socket, shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is provided with a pair ofears16 apertured for 35 the attaching screws 5. However, in the case ofa similar construction would be prohibitive for use with the same sizereflector as that delineated in Fig. 1. Therefore, I have provided aconstruction, shown in detail in Fig. 6, to allow the screws, which'holdthe socket with respect to the hood, to be removed and thereby to permitthe socket to be removed independently of the reflector.

Two slots 17 diametrically opposite are provided in the side of thesocket 6a.; and, to permit convenient access to the screws 5a, adiagonal recess 18 is provided. Such construction allows a screwdriverto be conveniently manipulated between the reflector and the socketwhile the reflector is in place and attached to the hood. The largersocket 6a is provided with niches, 19 positioned to register with theband-clamp screws 14, which screws would otherwise be obstructed due tothe little space left between the outer wall of the larger socket andthe band clamp. A reduced portion 20 is provided in the socket 6a topermit its fitting inside the band clamp 11'.

While the hood construction shown in Fig. 1 is typical of an elbowfitting, it is apparent that a skirt portion, a resilient bandpositioned within ends thereof to said skirt portion, and means for theconduit opening could lead in from any angle in any plane and that suchdifferences would be obvious modifications of my invention.

Further modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art andit is desired, therefore, that the invention be limited only by theprior art and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A shade support comprising a sleeve member, a resilient bandpositioned inside said sleeve and spaced therefrom, means for fasteningsaid band intermediate the ends thereof to said sleeve, and means formoving the ends of said band toward and away from said sleeve to providea clamping action.

2. A shade support comprising a hood having a skirt portion, a resilientband positioned within said skirt portion and spaced therefrom, saidband being secured intermediate the ends thereof to said skirt portion,and means for moving the ends of said band toward and away from saidskirt portion to provide a clamping action.

3. A shade support comprising a hood having a skirt portion, a resilientband positioned within said skirt portion and substantially uniformlyspaced therefrom, said band being secured intermediate the ends thereofto said skirt portion, and means for moving the ends of said band towardand away from said skirt portion to provide a clamping action.

4. A shade support comprising a hood having a skirt portion, a resilientband positioned within said skirt portion and mounted substantiallyconcentric therewith, said band being secured intermediate the endsthereof to said skirt portion, and means for moving the ends of saidband toward and away from said skirt portion to provide a clampingaction.

5. A shade support comprising a hood having a.

skirt portion, a resilient band positioned within said skirt portion andspaced therefrom, said band being secured intermediate the ends thereofto said skirt portion, and adjustable means for 1 moving the ends ofsaid band toward and away from said skirt portion to provide a clampingaction.

6. A shade support comprising a hood having a skirt portion, a resilientband positioned within said skirt portion and spaced therefrom, saidband being secured intermediate the ends thereof to said skirt portionand spaced therefrom having projecting portions extending toward saidskirt portion, and means for moving the ends of said band toward andaway from said skirt portion to provide a clamping action.

7. A shade support comprising a hood having a skirt portion, a resilientband positioned within said skirt portion and spaced therefrom, saidband extending outwardly beyond the edge of said skirt portion and beingsecured intermediate the ends thereof to said skirt portion, and meansfor moving the ends of said band toward and away from said skirt toprovide a clamping action.

8. A shade support comprising a hood having said skirt portion, saidband extending outwardly beyond said skirt portion and havingprojections thereon extending toward said skirt portion, means forsecuring said band intermediate the moving the ends of said band towardand away from said skirt portion to provide a clamping action.

9. A shade support comprising a sleeve memher, a resilient bandpositioned within said sleeve and spaced therefrom, apertures in saidsleeve member, screws loosely mounted in said apertures, threadedopenings in said band substantially opposite said apertures into whichsaid screws are adapted to thread whereby the tightening of said screwsacts to move said band to ward said sleeve.

10. A shade support comprising a hood having a skirt portion, aresilient band positioned within said skirt portion and spacedsubstantially equidistant therefrom, said band being securedintermediate the ends thereof to said skirt portion and being providedwith threaded openings adjacent theends thereof, apertures of a largersize in said skirt substantially opposite said openings, and screws forloosely fitting in said apertures and threading into said threadedopenings whereby the tightening of the screws will move said band towardsaid skirt portion.

11. A shade support comprising a hood having an annular skirt portion, aresilientband in the form of a split ring with the ends separated fromeach other positioned within said skirt portion and being a distancetherefrom sufficient to permit the insertion of the neck of a hoodbetween said band and said skirt portion, said band being secured at apoint substantially midway between the ends thereof to said skirtportion, and screws loosely mounted in said skirt portion and threadinginto said band adjacent the ends thereof whereby rotation of said screwsserves to move the said band toward said skirt portion.

12. A lighting construction comprising a hood having a skirt portion, aresilient band positioned within said skirt portion and spacedtherefrom, means for moving the ends of said band toward and away fromsaid skirt portion to detachably secure a shade to said hood, a socketfor fitting within said hood and sand band, the portion of said socketfitting within said band having a diameter only slightly smaller thanthe inner diameter of said band, said socket having longitudinallyextending grooves in the sides thereof with screws positioned at theinnerend of said grooves for threading into said hood to secure saidsocket therein, said grooves permitting the use of a screw driver tothread said screws into said hood when a shade is in place.

13. A lighting construction comprising a hood having an outwardlyextending skirt portion, a lamp socket mounted on and underneath saidhood, a reflector having a neck portion surrounding said socket, andmeans for securing said neck portion to said skirt portion, said neckportion having an annular flange at its upper end extending inwardly anddownwardly and thence upwardly into said skirt portion whereby aweatherproof construction is obtained and whereby a hook may be engagedwith the inwardly and downwardly portion of the flange for supportingthe reflector during the enameling operation.

14. A lighting construction comprising a hood, a lamp socket mounted onand underneath said hood, a reflector having a neck portion surroundingsaid socket and secured to said hood, said neck portion having anannular flange extending inwardly and downwardly underneath said hoodwhereby a weatherproof construction is obtained and whereby a hook maybe engaged with said inwardly and downwardly extending flange portionfor supporting the reflector during the enameling operation.

15. A lighting construction comprising a hood lamp socket mounted on andunderneath said hood, a reflector having a neck portion surrounding saidsocket, said neck portion having an annular inwardly extending flange atits upper end, means for securing said reflector to said hood comprisinga spring inside and skirt portion extending circumferentially thereofand having a portion for engaging underneath said inwardly extendingflange, and means for drawing said spring outwardly to eflect anengagement with said flange.

PAUL D. PHILLIPS.

ERTIFICATE or CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,965, 722. July 10, 1934.

PAUL D. PHILLIPS.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specificationof the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 2,line 116, claim 12, for "sand" read said; and page 3, line 81, claim 16,for "and" read said; and that the said Letters Patent should be readwith these correcti ns therein that the same may conform to the recordof the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 7th day of August, A. D. 1934.

Leslie Frazer (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents.

